Thursday , 2 July 2026

Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Villarreal CF
2 – 3
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Tue 3 May 2022 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Etienne Capoue 63' Y
Y 77' Trent Alexander-Arnold
Giovani Lo Celso 81' Y
Pau Torres 85' Y
Etienne Capoue 86' R

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Liverpool FC H 2–3 L
30 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L
27 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr Valencia CF H 2–0 W
16 Apr Getafe CF A 2–1 W
12 Apr FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Villarreal CF A 3–2 W
30 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
24 Apr Everton FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr Manchester United FC H 4–0 W
16 Apr Manchester City FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Liverpool FC
#35 Position #3
1 Points 18
8 Played 8
0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2
5 Scored 20
18 Conceded 8
-13 GD +12
0.13 PPG 2.25
0% Win % 75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Villarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Boulaye Dia on 3.
  • 4' Goal! Boulaye Dia scores his 68 goal in 420 matches.
  • 9' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
  • 14' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alisson Becker made 409 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' Kostas Tsimikas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' GOAL! Francis Coquelin scores on 41.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Diogo Jota is replaced by Luis Diaz.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 62' GOAL! Fabinho scores on 62. Assisted by Mohamed Salah
  • 63' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 67' GOAL! Luis Diaz scores on 67. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • 68' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 68 minute. Francis Coquelin leaves to be changed by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 69' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Francis Coquelin by Alfonso Pedraza on 69 minute.
  • 74' What an equalizer from Sadio Mane!
  • 77' Liverpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' The whistle greets Pervis Estupinan as he departs to be replaced by Trigueros.
  • 80' Serge Aurier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albiol on 80 minute.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Andrew Robertson is replaced by Kostas Tsimikas on 81 minute.
  • 81' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Fabinho departs to be replaced by James Milner.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pau Torres.
  • 86' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Red card on 86.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Villarreal CF.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sadio Mane 3
Boulaye Dia 2
Jordan Henderson 1
Pervis Estupinan 1
Fabinho 1
Luis Diaz 1
Francis Coquelin 1

Head to Head

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-30 Deportivo Alaves 2–1 Villarreal CF L 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-04-19 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF W 2022-04-16 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2022-04-12 FC Bayern München 1–1 Villarreal CF D

Liverpool FC Form

2022-05-03 Villarreal CF 2–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-30 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2022-04-27 Liverpool FC 2–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-04-24 Liverpool FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2022-04-19 Liverpool FC 4–0 Manchester United FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.75 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Liverpool FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF15% Draw19% Liverpool FC66%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
34%
Draw or Liverpool FC
85%
Villarreal CF or Liverpool FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF10% Draw34% Liverpool FC56%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 4
5.8%
1 – 4
5.4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 5
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 20% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 21% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.